Pamper Yourself a Little!

Hello lovelies! I thought I'd come to you with something a little different today...like taking time to take care of yourself. I have found that it is very important to take time for yourself and pamper yourself just a little.

I want to share with you that I am a mother of 2: a 3 yr old and a 12 year old. On my journey as a mother, I sometimes feel like I lost who I am as an independent person as I have been so focused on being a mom and supporting my family. I used to really invest in my clothing, shoes, hair, nails, etc. I mean, I was that girl who bought a new outfit for every event I would attend! As you can imagine, all of that came to a hault and I truly lost focus of taking care of me! 

I came to this grueling realization several months ago and made a resolution for myself this year: Take some time and money to invest in me and not feel guilty about taking care of and pampering me! It's only March, but I have taken some tiny steps! 

First, I have invested in letting professionals periodically do my hair! I used to get it done every 2 weeks once upon a time! I got it braided about 1.5 months ago and the plan is to get it professionally washed, conditioned, trimmed and styled next. I have also started getting my nails done again!  I can't tell you how great that me time feels! I'm still working on the guilt side of things, but hey, baby steps! My next goal is to start hanging out with my friends!

All in all, I just want everyone to know how important it is to take care of you! I know the struggle and I totally regret not doing this sooner! Pamper yourself a little ladies! You are so worth it!

Ipsy: Is it worth your $10 per month??

Hello Lovelies! I'm back again! I know it's been a little while since I posted because I wanted my next post to be about my new influenster VoxBox. Incidentally, I had to have them send me a new box, so I am waiting on that. Once it arrives, I will definitely be posting about that campaign and product. 

Anywhoo! I wanted to post really quickly about my Ipsy subscription. So in the beginning of the year, I subscribed to Ipsy's subscription service where for $10/month, you get a cute makeup bag, and about 5 sample products! Now you do end up with at least 1 full size or deluxe sample product. The products range from high end to drug store and they are usually things you probably wanted to try, but didn't want to splurge on! You will also find things that you may not have thought to buy, but now you have this sample that you love, so your thinking of adding it to your regimen or collection. The products are all things beauty such as makeup, skin care items, all the way to nail polish!

How Does It Work: So you can choose to buy your subscription for the whole month, or you can pay monthly and discontinue when you feel like it. Then you take a quiz to give Ipsy an idea of your style, who you are, and your preferences. You are billed on the first of the month and your package arrives close to the middle of the month. Once your package arrives, you can do reviews on the products you received. This gives Ipsy another snapshot of what you like and prefer versus what you dont, thus, further personalizing the bag you receive monthly. You can earn points for your reviews and for the people who sign up under you, giving you deals on different products. Pretty cool, huh?

So far, I like it and have no complaints! I mean, it's only $10 and chances are high you will receive at least a few items that you will love. Maybe I can start doing reviews on the bags I receive, that will  give you a better idea of what you are getting yourself into. I loved my January bag and unfortunately, I haven't done much with my February bag😕. Only because I had a lot going on and just didn't get to it! I'll be sure to let you in on my March bag though and lend you some insight into why you should subscribe to this service! 

If you want to try it anyways, you can do so here https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=wop8v Otherwise, stay posted for my #MarchGlamBag! Peace